All issues > Volume 18(7); 1975

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1975;18(7):511-517. Published online July 31, 1975.

A Case of Cryptococcosis Associated with Eosinophilia

Chang Hwi Kim¹, Whi Dai Kim¹, Sang Man Shin¹, Joong Sik Kim¹, Moon Ho Yang², Jae Doo Ahn³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea
³Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Authors experienced a case of Cryptococcosis accompanied by eosinophilia in a 12 years 8 months old Korean boy. He was admitted to our hospital due to high fever and intermittent coughing. Lymphnode biopsy showed Cryptococcus neoformans, which was obtained at left inguinal region. And tlie organism was found on the culture of cerebrospinal fluid. Brief review of related literature were presented.

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